Event
IUFRO World Congress 2024
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Date: June 23, 2024 - June 29, 2024
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) will host its World Congress during 23-29 June 2024 in Stockholm, hosted by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the City of Stockholm. The overarching theme for this year’s congress is “Forests and Society Towards 2050”.
“The IUFRO World Congress is one of the largest global forest events, held every five years since 1893. The congress gives a unique opportunity to gather worldwide leading scientists and top leaders to contribute and co-create for a sustainable future within forestry, climate and society – aligned with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The IUFRO World Congress 2024 is a collaborative global network platform with great opportunity for knowledge sharing and getting access to the latest science and research.” The event aims to set future research agendas, roadmaps for coming generations, and to connect researchers across the world.
Programme
The congress is organised thematically, with each day focussed on a particular theme.
- Monday: Forests for sustainable societies
- Tuesday: Strenghtening forest resilience and adaptation to stress
- Thursday: Towards a responsible forest bioeconomy
- Friday: Forest biosiversity and its ecosystem services
- Saturday: Forests for the future
Find out more about the programme here.
Date and time
The congress will take place during 23-29 June 2024.
Location
The congress will take place in-person in Stockholm.